PIH Health Hospital-Whittier Program
About This Program
Our program offers two unique longitudinal tracks: Chronic Disease/Palliative Care and Tropical Medicine. Both tracks offer regular didactics over the 3 years and two dedicated electives. For Trop Med, those electives occur abroad in Sierra Leone in a hospital setting. For CD/PC, those electives occur with the palliative care team. - The Whittier population is 2/3 Hispanic. Our clinic population is about 40% Medi-Cal and 25% Medicare. Our clinic is procedure heavy, esp with Ortho, Derm, and Gy
Program Statistics
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Contact Information
Program Director
Amber Rebecca Lin, MD
PIH Health Whittier Hosp
Primary Program Contact
Martha Perez
PIH Health Whittier Hosp
Locations
PIH Health Whittier Hosp
Family Medicine Pgm
12401 Washington Blvd
Whittier, CA 90606
1200 N State St
Los Angeles, CA 90033-1084
Application Information
Participates In
Doesn't Participate In
- Advanced or Fellowship Match of NRMP
- San Francisco Match
- Military Match
- Urology Match
U.S. MD Applicants
IMG Applicants
DO Applicants
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Dean's letter)
Required specialty-specific letters of evaluation within total letters of recommendation
- Letter(s) from someone within the specialty (e.g., faculty, attending)
Medical School Graduation Timeline
Graduation from medical school must have occurred within the past 2 year(s).
Gap Experience Requirement
PGY-1 applicants to this program with a gap of 1 year or more between medical school graduation and entry to residency must have the following experience occur during the gap: Clinical experience in the US
Resident / Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Program Faculty
Faculty Distribution
Work Environment
NA = Not Applicable
NGO = Negotiable
OTH = Other
Visa Status
This program will consider an appropriately qualified applicant with the following visa or visa status. Contact the program for additional information.
Program Size
Key Dates & Timelines
2026 - 2027
Application Due
Oct 17, 2025
Interview Period Starts
Nov 3, 2025 - Jan 16, 2026
2027 - 2028
Application Due
Oct 16, 2026
Interview Period Starts
Nov 2, 2026 - Jan 15, 2027
Average PGY-1 Educational Environment
Employment Policies & Benefits
Educational Benefits
Tracks & Educational Features
Evaluations
Medical Insurance Coverage
- Major medical for residents
- Major medical for dependents
- Major medical for domestic partners
- Outpatient mental health
- Inpatient mental health
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Group life insurance
- Disability insurance for HIV
Salary Compensation
PGY-1 through PGY-3
Salary paid by a non-profit institution.
Vacation & Sick Days
Residents receive 20 Vacation Days and 5 Sick Days annually to support work-life balance and personal well-being.